Academic Calendar: Preparatory School
August - December 2022
August 2022
Sunday, August 1
Chamber Music Priority Applications Due
Friday, August 19
Room Requests Due
Tuesday, August 30
Fall Registration Deadline
September 2022
Wednesday, September 7
Boston BEAM Opening Year Gathering and Orientation
Friday, September 9
MYWEs and Friday Baroque Ensemble begins
Saturday, September 10
Fall Semester begins
Large Ensembles begin
Classical Classes begin
Piano Seminars begin
Chamber Music Begins
Saturday, September 17
Youth Brass Ensemble begins
Strings Workshops
Tuesday, September 20
Registration Deadline for October
Saturday, September 24
Strings Recitals
Piano Workshops
October 2022
Saturday, October 1
Jazz classes and ensembles begin
Strings Workshops
Piano Recital
Thursday, October 6
Youth Chorale Starts
Saturday, October 8
Strings Recital
Piano Workshops
Brass Workshops
Monday, October 10
Indigenous Peoples' Day (Prep office closed)
Tuesday October 11
Fall Mini-Courses Begin
Saturday, October 15
Strings Workshops
Piano Recital
Woodwinds Workshops
Saturday, October 22
Strings Recital
Piano Workshops
Woodwinds Recital
Saturday October, 29
Strings Workshops
Piano Recital
November 2022
Saturday, November 5
Strings Recital
Piano Workshops
Saturday November, 12
Strings Workshops
Piano Recital
Saturday, November 19
Strings Recital
Woodwinds Workshops
Monday, November 21 – Sunday, November 27
Thanksgiving Vacation – No Events, Classes, Lessons, or Rehearsals
Prep Office Closed
December 2022
Saturday, December 3
Piano Workshops
Woodwinds Recital
Saturday, December 10
Piano Recital
Voice Workshops
Strings Workshops
Saturday, December 17
Strings Recital
Chamber Music Workshops
Sunday, December 18
Winter Chamber Music Festival
Thursday, December 22 – Sunday, January 8
Winter Vacations – No Prep classes, lessons, or rehearsals
January - June 2023
January 2023
Thursday, December 22 – Sunday, January 8
Winter Vacations – No Prep classes, lessons, or rehearsals
Friday, January 6
Progress and Class Reports due
Monday, January 9
Prep resumes - All classes, lessons and rehearsals resume
Tuesday, January 10
Prep Office Reopens
Winter Mini-Courses Begin
Saturday, January 14
Piano Workshops
Saturday, January 21
Piano Recital
Strings Workshops
Saturday, January 28
Piano Workshops
Strings Recital
February 2023
Thursday, February 2
Youth Chorale Begins
Saturday, February 4
Contemporary Festival
Saturday, February 11
Piano Recital
Strings Workshops
Saturday, February 18
No Prep - Classes, lessons, or rehearsals will not meet
Friday, February 24
No Prep Ensembles
Saturday, February 25
Prep resumes - All classes, lessons and rehearsals resume
Piano Workshops
Strings Recital
Brass Workshops
March 2023
Saturday, March 4
Piano Recital
Strings Workshops
Woodwinds Workshops
Saturday, March 11
Piano Workshops
Strings Recital
Woodwinds Recital
Thursday, March 16
No Youth Chorale
Saturday, March 18
Piano Recital
Strings Workshops
Voice Workshops
Thursday, March 23
No Youth Chorale
Saturday, March 25
Piano Workshops
Strings Recital
Voice Recital
Tuesday, March 28
Spring Mini-Courses Begin
April 2023
Saturday, April 1
Piano Recital
Strings Workshops
Woodwinds Workshops
Saturday, April 8
Piano Workshops
Strings Recital
Woodwinds Recital
Saturday, April 15
No Suzuki Classes
Piano Recital
Strings Workshops
Brass Workshops
Tuesday, April 18 - Thursday, April 20
No Theory
Friday, April 21
No Friday Ensembles
Saturday, April 22
Piano Workshops
Strings Recital
Saturday, April 29
NEC Gala Day - Some classes may take place virtually this day because of the Gala (TBD)
Piano Recital
Voice Workshops
May 2023
Saturday, May 6
Last Day of Chamber Music
Voice Recital
String Workshop (No Recital)
Saturday, May 13
Chamber Music Workshops
Sunday, May 14
Chamber Music Festival
Saturday, May 20
No Classical Lessons, Classes, etc.
Large Ensembles will meet
Classical and Jazz Evaluations
Last Day of Jazz Classes
Saturday, May 27
Memorial Day
June 2023
Saturday, June 3
Prep Commencement